MUSIC 2F03 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Motion Picture Production Code, James Horner, Temp Track
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Music in film & televisions post-midterm ii exam review. Bernard herrman: 1911-1975, born in new york city, studied at julliard, 1934: cbs radio, writing for radio drama, orson wells- pop radio show, mercury theatre, radio show of war of the worlds by h. g. Wells: a martian invasion of earth: lots of people didn(cid:495)t realize it was fiction: the night that panicked america, 1940: travelled with wells to hollywood. There is likely one in every big city: notable for realizing that film music is designed to performed only once, so instrument selection is limitless, created a unique musical signature/set of instruments for each score. 1: hitchcock style: response of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances (cid:498)auteur(cid:499, work of a director with vision/style developed enough to transcend all their work, like a signature. Copland: considered the (cid:498)father of american music(cid:499) Idea of musical american nationalism: sound of what it means to be american. The magnificent seven (1960: scored by bernstein.
